牛津高中英语 模块十

Advance with English Module 10 Student's Book 牛津高中英语模块十学生用书

Unit 1 Building the future

第一单元建设未来

Pages 2-3 Reading Part B

第2到3页阅读B部分

M10U1 Reading: Teach a man to fish授人以渔

In 1985, there was little rainfall in Ethiopia, which led to poor harvests and the death of many of the country‘s cattle. The gravity of the situation shocked Bob Geldof, an Irish musician, so he organized a charity concert called Live Aid to raise money for the victims of hunger in Ethiopia. The concert took place on 13 July 1985 in two places—London and Philadelphia—and included the biggest stars of the time. Geldof intended the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public more aware of the problem. In the end, $100 million was raised, which was used to buy food and to provide help with development projects in Ethiopia. The concert also made the headlines around the world, and put great pressure on politicians and statesmen to do something about the problem of world hunger.

Live Aid was in 1985, but for many people in the developing world, disease and poverty are still a serious problem. According to the United Nations, ten million people die every year of starvation or problems related to having a poor diet. In fact, hunger is the world‘s number one health risk, killing more people than any disease.

In wrestling with the dilemma of worldwide hunger, the United Nations set up an agency called the World Food Programme(WFP) in 1963. The WFP has organized a number of programmes, including the Food-for-Life programme, which sends emergency food aid to countries during times of trouble; the Food-for-Growth programme, which targets people most at risk, such as babies, pregnant women and old people; and the Food-for-Work programme, which helps people without jobs support themselves by giving them work and paying them in food aid. Through programmes like these, the WFP has helped more than one billion people since it was set up. This is beyond doubt an amazing achievement, but is it enough?

Today, some developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America stand at a crossroads. While they are seeing great development, they are still poorer than many countries in other parts of the world, and there is a danger that they could fall further behind developed countries. They need help, but the sad truth is that merely sending loaves of bread is not enough. It is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem. There is a saying that goes, ?Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for t he rest of his life.‘ In order to find a permanent solution to this long-term problem, countries need to develop so that they can either grow the food they need, or have enough money to buy this food on the world market.

What developing countries really need to do is to stop poverty by fighting the causes of it. One

way to help a country develop is to improve its infrastructure. The infrastructure of a country is what makes everything run well, and it includes things like transport, irrigation, electricity, telephones, and schools. These things provide a framework for new jobs to be created, allowing people to help themselves so that they no longer need to depend on others.

Another way to help a country is through the development of private enterprise along with job training in order to address the problem of unemployment. For example, in Afghanistan, housewives and windows have been taught to sew clothing, which they can sell for extra income. In eastern Nigeria, young people are being trained to use computer technology to develop their problem-solving and communication skills, and to find new occupations in the field of technology. In South Africa, a community programme is providing training and help for people without jobs or homes, so that they can learn to make works of art to sell to tourists. Although this is a bit different from conventional businesses, the programme is growing fast, and many people have been quite successful in it.

Finally, we must remember that the future of a country lies in the hands of its children. This is why education and training for young people is so important.

There are hundreds of success stories from all over the developing world, showing that a lot is being done to fight poverty, yet we cannot pretend that the fight is over. Poverty is still killing people. However, these small victories are a good start towards a better future, as they are not the results of giving a man a single fish so that he can eat for a day. They are the result of teaching a man to fish so that he can fill his belly for a lifetime.

1985年，埃塞俄比亚几乎没有降雨，这导致收成损毁，很多城市的牛畜死亡。事态的严重性让鲍勃·格尔多夫，一位爱尔兰音乐家震惊，格尔多夫想通过音乐会为解救饥饿筹钱，并提高公众对该问题的意识。1985年7月13日，音乐会在伦敦和费城两地举行，出席者包括了当时最红的巨星。所以他组织了一场名为“现场援助”的慈善音乐会，为埃塞俄比亚饥荒受难者募集资金。最后，筹集到了一亿美元，这些钱被用来购买食物以及为埃塞俄比亚的发展项目提供帮助。

“现场援助”音乐会发生在1985年，但对许多发展中国家的人来说，疾病和贫困仍是严重的问题。音乐会还得到了全世界的关注，这给政客们施加了巨大压力，迫使他们为世界的饥饿问题做一些事情。根据联合国的资料，每年有一千万人死于饥饿和营养不良。

为了抗击世界各地的饥荒，联合国于1963年成立了世界粮食计划署（WFP）组织。世界粮食计划署已经组织了若干项目，包括：挽救生命粮食计划—该计划为处于危机时刻的国家送去紧急粮食援助；健康成长粮食计划——它主要以身处危险中的人作为目标，例如婴儿、孕妇和老年人；帮助失业的人们维持生计的以工贷赈计划——通过给他们工作，用食物援助支付他们的工资。通过这样的计划，世界粮食计划署从其建立起，已经帮助了十亿多人。勿需置疑，这是惊人的成就，但是这就足够了吗？

发展中国家真正需要做的就是通过与贫困的根源做斗争来消灭贫困。这样做的方法之一就是改善一国的基础设施。一国的基础设施就是让一切良好运作的设施，包括交通、灌溉、电力、电话和学校等。这些事业如果发展起来，就会为人们创造就业机会，使得他们可以帮助自己而不用依赖他人。

今天，非洲、亚洲和南美洲的一些发展中国家正处于关键时刻。当前它们正经理巨大的发展，但同时它们依然比世界上很多其他国家要贫穷，并且有进一步于落后发达国家的危险

它们需要帮助，但不幸的事实是仅有食物援助是不够的那仅仅是一个长期问题的短期解决办法。发展中国家真正需要做的就是通过与贫困的根源做斗争来消灭贫困。为了找到解决这一长期问题的长久之计。有句俗语是这样说的：“授人以鱼，三餐之需；授人以渔，终生之用。”

国家需要发展以生产他们需要的食物，并有足够的钱在世界市场上购买这些食物。

尽管这有一点点不同于传统的商业，但它迅速成长，许多人很成功。

帮助一个国家的另一个方法是通过私营企业伴随职业培训的发展解决失业问题。例如，在阿富汗，家庭主妇和寡妇们被教授缝制衣服，这些衣服可以出售增加额外收入。在尼日利亚东部，年轻人接受培训，学习使用电脑技术来发展他们的解决问题和沟通的技能，并寻找技术领域新的职业。在南非，一项社区计划为失业和无家可归的人提供培训和帮助，让他们用金属丝制作艺术品向游客出售。尽管这有一点点不同于传统的商业，但它迅速成长，许多人很成功。

在各处的发展中国家有数以百计的成功故事，表明人们正在做许多事情与贫困作斗争。但我们不能佯称斗争已经结束。贫困仍然在致人死亡。但是，这些小的胜利是通向更美好未来的良好开端。因为它们不是“授人以鱼，三餐之需”的结果。它们是授人以渔的成果，让一个人可以一生填饱肚子。

据信，在未来的数十年中，世界人口将增长到大约九十亿。这一发展应不同于过去的发展，过去的发展污染环境且浪费自然资源这应该给人们敲响了警钟，因为一个简单明了的事实是为了让每一个人生存，在全球发展方面必须有重大改变。对于现在讨论的这个问题，一种可能的解决办法就是可持续发展、可持续发展是长期规划，关注环境和保护自然资源

它完全是为每一个人创造更好的保健、教育、住房和改良的生活标准。这是一个简单的想法，不过也是一个难于付诸实践的理念。然而，这是我们必须要做的，因为没有可持续发展，我们的未来和我们的子孙的生命将处于危险之中。

在我们的现代生活中，我们做的几乎每一件事都要用到地球的自然资源。这些自然资源为做许多重要的事情提供能量：运输、烧开水及为电器供电。这一列表几乎是无穷无尽的。为了能做所有这些事情，我们主要依靠燃料，如煤、天然气和石油来产生能量。

煤、天然气和石油在地下找到。一旦这些燃料的储量用光了，它们就没有了。我们现在消耗这些燃料的速度要远远超出生产这些燃料的速度一些人相信如果这种情况继续下去，油田和煤层在将来将会枯竭。此外，燃烧这些燃料产生二氧化碳，而二氧化碳对环境有害。二氧化碳是造成空气、水和土壤污染的原因之一，造成酸雨。这就是许多人正在强烈要求使用替代能源的原因。

替代能源不会耗尽。一些可再生的能源例如有太阳能、风能和水电。当人们变得更加关注保护环境时，此类能源正变得日益受欢迎。

太阳能用太阳来提供热、光、热水和电。管子里有油或者水，加热后被送到储能槽里储存到需用时，亦或被用来发电。太阳照射到镜子上，加热镜子以及镜子下面的管子。收集太阳能的最普通的方法就是通过使用一个包括镜子、管子和储能槽的复杂系统。

过去，风能被用来抽水和磨面粉。今天，风能被用来发电

风能装置被安装在地面以上至少30米的地方，在那里风力很大

在所有的可再生能源中，水电是最古老的，也是最普遍的。水电依靠水流动的力来发电，因此电站必须建在水源之上。技术的发展允许我们存储和输送水电，因此不住在水电站附近的人们也可以使用它。

在世界的许多地方，人们正采取初步措施，来引入此类可再生能源。例如，尼日利亚的一些人接受训练使用太阳能；这对我们及我们子孙的未来意味着好事。许多社区在使用这些能源以前，没有用过电。类似项目的引进将有希望帮助结束对环境的蓄意破坏，在全世界推广可再生能源。在哥斯达黎加，人们正在用水电为他们的小村庄供电。

M10U1 Project: A gift for the future

In the next several decades, the world‘s population will increase to about nine billion people. This should set alarm bells ringing, since the bare fact is that in order for everyone to survive, serious adjustments need to be made in worldwide development. This development needs to be different from past development, which polluted the environment and wasted natural resources.

One possible solution to this problem now being discussed is sustainable development. Sustainable development focuses on preserving the environment and natural resources. It is all about creating better health care, education, housing and improved standard of living for everyone. This is a simple idea, but one that is hard to put into practice. However, it is something that we must do, because without sustainable development our future and the lives of our children and our grandchildren will be in danger.

Nearly everything we do in our modern lives requires the use of the Earth‘s natural resources. These natural resources provide the energy for many important things: for transport, for boiling water, and for powering electrical equipment. The list is almost endless. For all these things, we mostly depend on fuels such as coal, gas and oil to produce energy.

Coal, gas and oil are found underground. Once deposits of these fuels are used up, they are gone. We are now consuming these fuels at a much higher rate than they are being produced. Some people believe that if this continues, oilfields and coal mines will become empty in the future.

On top of this, burning these fuels produces carbon dioxide, which is harmful to the environment. Carbon dioxide contributes to air, water and soil pollution. This is why many people are pushing for the use of alternative energy sources.

Alternative energy sources can be used without running out. Some examples of the alternatives are solar energy, wind energy, and hydroelectricity. As people are becoming more aware of the need to protect the environment, these types of energy are becoming more and more popular.

Solar energy uses the sun to provide heat, light, hot water and electricity. The most common way to gather solar energy is to use a complex system of mirrors, pipes and a storage tanks. The solar radiation shines onto the mirrors and heats them as well as the pipes below them. The pipes have oil or water inside them, which is heated and sent to the storage tank until needed or used to produce electricity.

In the past, wind power was used to pump water and make flour from grain. Today, wind power is used to produce electricity. Wind power units are placed at least thirty metres above the ground, where there is a lot of wind.

Of all the alternative energy sources, hydroelectricity is the oldest and most common. Hydroelectricity uses the force of water flow to produce electricity, so power plants must be over a water source. Developments in technology have allowed us to store and send electricity from water power so that it can be used by people near the power source.

In many parts of the world, tentative, steps are being taken to introduce these forms of alternative energy. For example, some people in Nigeria are training to use solar power, and in Costa Rica, people are now using hydroelectricity to provide power for their small villages. Many of these communities did not have any form of electricity or power before this. The introduction of programmes like these will hopefully help end the systematic destruction of the environment and see alternative energy promoted around the world. This will mean good things for our future, our

children‘s future and our grandchildren‘s future.

给未来的礼物

据信，在未来的数十年中，世界人口将增长到大约九十亿。这一发展应不同于过去的发展，过去的发展污染环境且浪费自然资源这应该给人们敲响了警钟，因为一个简单明了的事实是为了让每一个人生存，在全球发展方面必须有重大改变。对于现在讨论的这个问题，一种可能的解决办法就是可持续发展、可持续发展是长期规划，关注环境和保护自然资源

它完全是为每一个人创造更好的保健、教育、住房和改良的生活标准。这是一个简单的想法，不过也是一个难于付诸实践的理念。然而，这是我们必须要做的，因为没有可持续发展，我们的未来和我们的子孙的生命将处于危险之中。

在我们的现代生活中，我们做的几乎每一件事都要用到地球的自然资源。这些自然资源为做许多重要的事情提供能量：运输、烧开水及为电器供电。这一列表几乎是无穷无尽的。为了能做所有这些事情，我们主要依靠燃料，如煤、天然气和石油来产生能量。

煤、天然气和石油在地下找到。一旦这些燃料的储量用光了，它们就没有了。我们现在消耗这些燃料的速度要远远超出生产这些燃料的速度一些人相信如果这种情况继续下去，油田和煤层在将来将会枯竭。此外，燃烧这些燃料产生二氧化碳，而二氧化碳对环境有害。二氧化碳是造成空气、水和土壤污染的原因之一，造成酸雨。这就是许多人正在强烈要求使用替代能源的原因。

替代能源不会耗尽。一些可再生的能源例如有太阳能、风能和水电。当人们变得更加关注保护环境时，此类能源正变得日益受欢迎。

太阳能用太阳来提供热、光、热水和电。管子里有油或者水，加热后被送到储能槽里储存到需用时，亦或被用来发电。太阳照射到镜子上，加热镜子以及镜子下面的管子。收集太阳能的最普通的方法就是通过使用一个包括镜子、管子和储能槽的复杂系统。

过去，风能被用来抽水和磨面粉。今天，风能被用来发电

风能装置被安装在地面以上至少30米的地方，在那里风力很大

在所有的可再生能源中，水电是最古老的，也是最普遍的。水电依靠水流动的力来发电，因此电站必须建在水源之上。技术的发展允许我们存储和输送水电，因此不住在水电站附近的人们也可以使用它。

在世界的许多地方，人们正采取初步措施，来引入此类可再生能源。例如，尼日利亚的一些人接受训练使用太阳能；这对我们及我们子孙的未来意味着好事。许多社区在使用这些能源以前，没有用过电。类似项目的引进将有希望帮助结束对环境的蓄意破坏，在全世界推广可再生能源。在哥斯达黎加，人们正在用水电为他们的小村庄供电。

M10U2 Reading: Population movement in the USA

In this edition of American Living, we are looking at some population trends in the USA.

Aging in the sun

Older Americans are on the move. Throughout the Midwest and the Northeast, people aged 60 and over are packing their bags and heading south along the freeway to states like Florida. For some of these people the move is permanent, but for others it is only for a few months of the year.

For decades, Florida has been attracting older people. In fact, according to the national population

survey conducted recently, Florida is home to the largest population of people aged 65 and older. This group makes up over 17 percent of the state‘s population. The national average is only about 12.7 percent, so it is not surprising that Florida is known as the oldest place in the USA.

The question is, though, why are so many people retiring and spending their pensions in Florida? People give a variety of reasons, from wanting better health care to looking for communities of older people. Most agree, however, that they like the climate in Florida, which, apart from a few hurricanes, is warmer than in other places.

?Younger people might like snow and cold, but for people my age, such weather is very tough; snow can turn into ice, wh ich is easy to slip on. We prefer staying comfortable, and that‘s why moving somewhere warmer makes sense,‘ says Edna, a 78-year-old woman living in Florida. Most US citizens retire around the age of 62, and the trend seems to be for them to move to warmer places. Florida is a popular choice for these people because of the pleasant climate and the low cost of living there. As the number of older Americans moving there increases, more changes are made to cater to them. For example, ambulances respond faster now, and many houses have bathrooms designed for older owners, with things like easy-to-use bathtubs that reduce the risk of slips and falls. Such adaptions are making Florida even more attractive to older people. ?My wife and I have come to Florida every winter for years, but now we want to buy a house here because the community understands the needs of older people. I can play bingo here, plant my herb garden and watch seagulls at the beach. Also, I know that we will get medical care and will be surrounded by friends our age,‘68-year-old David days says..

迁徙中的人口

在这一版的《美国生活》中，我们讨论美国人口趋向。在阳光下变老

美国老人在迁徒中。几十年来，佛罗里达州一直吸引着老年居民

对其中一些人来说，搬迁是永久的；但对另一些人来说，这只是一年中的少数月份。

在整个中西部和东北部，60岁及以上的人正在收拾他们的行囊，沿着高速公路向南行进到类似佛罗里达州这样的州去。

“年轻人可能喜欢雪和寒冬，但对于我这种年纪的人，那样的天气过于艰苦；雪会转变成冰，几十年来，佛罗里达州一直吸引着老年居民。事实上，根据近期的全国人口普查，佛罗里达州有最多的65岁及以上年龄的人口。这个人群大约占到该州人口的17％。全国平均水平只不过大约是12.7％，因此也就不奇怪佛罗里达州被认为是美国最老的地方。但问题是，为什么这么多的人退休后要去佛罗里达州，并且把他们的养老金花在那里呢？人们给出许多不同理由，从希望更好的卫生保健到寻找老年人之间的交流。但大多数人同意，他们喜欢佛罗里达州的气候，这里远离飓风，也比其他地方温暖。

很容易使人滑倒。我们喜欢舒适地呆着，这就是迁移到温暖地方的意义，”埃德娜，一位居住在佛罗里达的78岁老人说。大多数美国人在62岁左右退休，他们的趋向似乎就是搬到更温暖的地方去。佛罗里达州对这些人来说是一个很受欢迎的选择，因为这里有适宜的气候和较低的花费。然而，随着搬迁到那里的老年美国人增多，更多的变化发生了，以照顾到他们的需要。例如，急救车的反应时间加快了，许多房子有专为老年业主设计的浴室，配有如便捷式浴盆的设备以减少摔倒的风险。这样的改进让佛罗里达州对老年人更有吸引力。

我在这里玩宾戈游戏，在我的芳草园里栽种，在海滩上看海鸥。“好几年了，我太太和我冬天都来佛罗里达州，但我们现在想在这里买房，因为这里的社区了解老年人的需要。还有，我知道我们将得到好的医疗，周围也都是和我们年纪相仿的朋友。”68岁的戴维说道。

Bright lights, big cities

Recently, there has been a boom in population movements, and according to the national population survey, 12.5 percent of the population moves each year. Many of these more mobile people are moving to large cities; of these, most are young adults, who are flexible and can adapt to new places and situations well.

Where are all the young people?‘ asks Frank Smith, owner of the Oceania Inn in a small Midwestern town. ?Twenty years ago, young people moved here and locals stayed after graduation. Now, young people—even my own flesh and blood—move away.‘ Across the USA, people are noticing the same thing: young people are electing to live in cities.

Young mobile adults give many different reasons for swapping their home towns for big cities. Some are looking for a good job, while some others seek exciting and fun things to do. The one thing that is clear, however, is that young people are speaking with one voice: ?To the cities!‘ Daniel, 27, explains, ?Cities are more exciting. The rent is high, but it‘s a great place to meet people and find entertainment. Cities have theaters, museums and big sporting events, but small towns have none of these. Maybe I‘ll move to small town when I get married, but for now, I want to have fun.‘

Angela, 21, adds, ?I‘d love to stay in the community where I grew up, but there are no good jobs.

I have to go where the big companies are, because I want to be a successful accountant, not a clerk or a waitress. That‘s why I‘ll move to Los Angeles when I graduate from university.‘

光亮的大城市

最近，移动人口激增，根据全国人日普查，每年有12.5％的人口流动，其中许多是搬到大城市去，这些人中，大多是年轻的成年人，他们更灵活并能很好的适应新的地方和环境。

现在，年轻人——甚至我自己的亲人——都搬走了。”“二十年前，年轻人搬到这里来，本地人在大学毕业后呆在这里。“年轻人都到哪里去了啊？”法兰克·史密斯问，他是中西部一个小镇的大洋洲客栈的老板。整个美国，人们都注意到同样的事：年轻人选择住在城市里。年轻的成年人对将家从城镇迁移到大城市给出了许多不同的理由。有些人在寻找好的工作而有些人是为了寻找刺激及有趣的事。但有一件事是明确的，那就是年轻人用着同一个声音说，“到城市去！”27岁的丹尼尔解释说：“城市更让人激动。租金很高，但它是遇见其他人和寻找娱乐的非常棒的地方。21岁的安杰拉补充道：“我挺乐意住在我长大的社区里，但是那里好工作。或许当我结婚的时候，我将搬到小城镇，但是现在，我想享受快乐。”

城市有戏院、博物馆和大型运动赛事，但小城镇什么也没有。我必须到大公司所在的地方，因为我想成为成功的会计师，而不是一名职员或一名服务员。那就是为什么当我大学毕业的时候我要搬到洛杉矾。”

M10U2 Project: The wandering Romany

No group is associated more with moving and travelling than the Romany, who have been wandering around Europe and Asia for nearly 1,000 years. This article explains the history of the Romany and some of the reasons for their movement.

Asian origins

The Romany are thought to have first come from India. Over the centuries, they split into different groups with different names, spreading into many countries, mostly in Europe. They also developed their own language, of which there are now approximately sixty varieties. The Romany have never written down their history, so it is hard to clarify their origins or exact history. It is also

difficult to be precise about how many Romany people there are, though the Council of Europe has suggested a number of about 9.8 million.

A travelling culture

Many people often refer to the Romany as ?travellers‘. In English-speaking countries, they are often called ?Gypsies‘ because of the belief that they firs t came from Egypt. However, today it is not considered polite to use this term. Their main characteristic is that they do not stay settled for a long period of time, and always move to another place. In the past they lived in carriages pulled by horses, but nowadays they often use trucks or coaches. They resist making permanent homes, and choose not to become citizens of the countries that they move to. Instead, they prefer to stay in small groups, to protect and preserve their culture and freedom.

The Rom any‘s culture is rich and diverse, and has been preserved for centuries from its roots in India. There is a strong focus on larger families and on wearing traditional clothes and jewellery. They often know many different trades, so they can find work wherever they travel. The Romany love music and they have influenced many musical styles throughout Europe. They have also been represented in many stories, books and films. They are known for fortune-telling, which is trying to predict a person‘s future by loo king at their hands or special cards. Although they have traditions of their own, they also adopt the languages and religions of the places they move to, to show respect for the local traditions.

Romany rights?

However, throughout their long history, the Romany have faced many troubles. Their way of life is very different, and their traditions are strange to people in the countries they move to. They Romany were not trusted, and the way they dressed and looked was a reason for prejudice. People thought their clothes were worn and shabby, and their darker skin, due to their eastern origins, made them look different too. With their frequent movements, they gained a reputation as thieves, who robbed people, moved away, and were then difficult to find. Many people also thought it was unfair that they lived in countries but didn‘t pay taxes. Others thought they were pests, moving to free areas of land and always looking for work.

This collision of cultures between Europeans and the Romany led to many nations taking action against them, even banning Romany groups from entering. Laws were once made to try and break up their families, and force them to settle and become part of society. Men and boys were made to join the army or work, and women were forbidden from having children. In Norway and Switzerland, children were even taken away from their mothers and put into institutions. In Spain, laws were passed forbidding the use of the Romany language and the wearing of their traditional clothes. During World War II, the Romany, along with gays and Jews, lived in terror. The Nazis classified them as a dangerous group, and followed a systematic policy of hunting and killing them in large numbers. Future relations

Today, relations with the Romany are much better than in the past. This has been helped by the International Romany Union, which was recognized by the United Nations in the 1970s. Some modern nations are now trying to help the Romany preserve their history, language and culture. However, incidents still happen, and many people still do not tolerate them. The topic of the Romany will continue to be controversial, and the peace between them and many Europeans is tentative at best. Their story is important for us to learn. It both makes us feel sympathy for them, and also makes us think about why we tend to have prejudice against other people just because they have a different culture or a different way of life.

流浪的罗姆人

本文解释了罗姆人的历史和他们迁移的一些缘由。罗姆人与迁移和旅行紧密相连，在这方面没有别的民族能与他们相比。罗姆人欧洲和亚洲漫游已将近1千年。

亚洲起源

罗姆人被认为起初来自印度。几世纪以来，他们以不同的名字分裂为不同的群体，散布于许多国家，尤其是欧洲。他们也发展自己的语言，目前大概已经有六十种。罗姆人从不记录他们的历史，因此很难弄清他们的起源和准确的历史。虽然欧盟提出有980万的罗姆人，但很难知道他们的准确人口。

迁移文化

许多人经常称罗姆人为“旅行者”。他们主要的特征是并不会在一个地方居住很长时间，而是经常迁移到另一个地方。但是，如今使用这个称呼被认为没礼貌。出于罗姆人来自埃及的认知，在讲英语的国家，他们经常被称为“吉普赛人”。过去他们居住在马车里，但现在他们经常使用卡车或公车。他们抗拒永久的家，不会选择成为他们迁移城市的居民。

相反的，他们喜欢一小群体的形式保护并维持他们的文化和自由。

罗姆人的文化很丰富多样，从起源于印度以来保存了几个世纪。他们的文化对大家族和穿戴传统服饰和珠宝很关注。他们经常懂得很多商业活动，所以他们无论旅行到哪儿都能找到工作。罗姆人喜爱音乐，同时他们也影响了欧洲的很多音乐形式。他们也经常出现在许多故事，书籍和电影中。他们会算命，通过观察人们的手或通过特殊的卡片预测人们的未来。虽然他们有自己的传统，但他们也接受他们迁移地方的语言和宗教，以向当地居民表示尊重。

罗姆人的权力

但是，在罗姆人的漫长历史中，他们遇到了很多困难。他们的生活方式很不一样，他们的传统对迁移国家的人来说很奇怪。罗姆人不被信任，他们的穿着方式是产生偏见的一个原因。人们认为他们的衣服很破旧，而且由于其东方血统，他们的皮肤是深色的，是的他们看起来更不同。其他人认为他们是害群之马，迁移到自由的地方并且一直在找工作。许多人也认为他们居住在城市里却不交税不公平。由于他们经常迁移，他们得到了类似抢劫，逃跑很难再找到的盗贼的称呼。

欧洲人与罗姆人的文化冲突导致许多国家餐区手段反对罗姆人，甚至禁止他们进入。法律曾经尝试拆散他们的家族，并且强制他们定居成为社会的一部分。男人和男孩被送去参加军队或工作，而女人为强制不能生育。在挪威和瑞士，小孩甚至被带离他们的母亲被送进公共机构。在西班牙，法律禁止使用罗姆语言并且禁止穿他们的传统服装。二次大战期间，罗姆人与同性恋和犹太人一样生活在恐惧里。纳粹将他们划为危险的一类，遵循政策猎杀了大量的罗姆人

现在，和罗姆人的关系比之前好多了。这得到了国际罗姆联合会的部分帮助，这一组织在1970年由联合国组织成立。有些现代化国家正尝试帮助罗姆人保留他们的历史，语言和文化。但是，偶然事件时有发生，许多人仍然不能认可他们。他们的故事很值得我们学习。罗姆人的话题还将继续保持争议性，但最好他们与许多欧洲人之间能保持暂时的和平。

这也令我们对他们感到同情，使我们思考为什么我们会由于他们有不同的文化或生化方式而对其他人有偏见。

M10U3 Reading: Aids today

In an African village, eleven-year-old Ajani is bathing his younger sister. His father is dead and his mother is sick. He hopes that his mother will become healthy again, but this is not to be. He hears an abrupt scream—his mother has just died of Aids, the same disease that took his father. He knows the meaning of the scream but—too numb with sorrow to weep—he gives a sideways

glance, and then continues to bathe his sister. What will happen to them?

Aids is caused by a virus called HIV. Sometimes, people with this deadly virus live for years with no outward symptoms, so they do not know that they are carriers. When someone has Aids, the person loses the ability to fight other illnesses. Eventually, the body‘s immune system becomes so weak that the person often becomes very ill from usually mild sicknesses. So far, there is no cure for Aids.

HIV is spreading across the world at a high rate, with about 7,000 people catching the virus daily. The virus is spread in three ways—it can be passed on through unprotected sex, through blood and from a mother to her child. The vast majority of people receive HIV through unprotected sex with someone who already has HIV. HIV can also be spread through blood, for example, if a person with HIV shares needles with another person, or if someone receives his or her blood during an operation. Finally, mothers with HIV can pass the virus on to their child when they are pregnant or giving birth, or through their breast milk. To avoid having a child with HIV, some women with HIV seek abortions. Contrary to what many people think, HIV cannot be spread through mosquitoes, a cough or sneeze, or by merely touching someone with Aids.

Although most people are familiar with Aids and how it is spread, many people think that HIV and Aids are an African problem because there are so many HIV and Aids victims in Africa. However, since the disease burst on the scene in the 1980s, it has become a serious problem around the world.

There are over 30 million people living with HIV worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 4 million children have died of Aids, and more than 15 million children have lost their parents to Aids. Something must be done to stop this disease.

China has also been affected by Aids. By the end of 2009, there were about 740,000 HIV carriers in China, among whom about 105,000 were Aids patients. In a bid to control the problem, the government has opened labs to monitor the disease, and in 2003 it also started providing free drugs for Aids patients.

International help has also been very important in fighting Aids in China. Dr David Ho, a Chinese-American Aids expert, has devoted himself to bringing up-to-date technology and international attention to China‘s Aids problem. Since 2001, organizations such as the United Nations have also been supporting Aids education and medicine programmes in China.

The United Nations has been very active in fighting Aids and HIV around the world. UNAIDS, an organization within the United Nations, was founded in 1996 with the agenda of helping prevent the spread of Aids. UNAIDS provides people with HIV testing and HIV or Aids medical care. It also teaches young people how to prevent Aids, and sets up treatment centres where mothers with HIV can receive medicine to help keep them from passing HIV on to their children.

The work of international organizations is even more important when you consider how much more severe the situation could become. Between 2000 and 2020, over 68 million people will die of Aids. The number of children losing both parents to Aids is also expected to rise.

While losing one‘s parents to this disease seems ter rible and unfair, Ajani and his sister are fortune. Their grandfather is now caring for them, and because their mother had access to prescription Aids medicines when she was pregnant, they did not get HIV from her. Ajani now wants to be a doctor when he grows up. He believes that education as well as medical treatment is the key to stopping the disease in the future.

艾滋病现状

在非洲的一个村庄，11岁的阿加尼在给妹妹洗澡。他的爸爸去世了，他的妈妈生病了。

他希望他的妈妈能够康复，但事实并不是这样。他听到一声尖叫——他的妈妈刚刚死于艾滋病，他爸爸也死于相同的疾病。他知道这声尖叫的含义——但他对悲伤太麻木了以至于都没有哭泣——他只是向旁边瞥了一眼，然后继续给妹妹洗澡。他们将会遭遇什么呢？

艾滋病是由一种叫艾滋病病毒所引起的。有时，有这种知名病毒的人很多年都没有任何外在的症状，因此他们不知道他们是病毒携带者当一些人感染艾滋病毒时，人们丢失了抵抗疾病的免疫力。最终，人类的免疫系统变得相当脆弱，被感染的人很容易因为平常轻微的疾病而生病。到目前位置，没有治愈艾滋病的方法。

病毒通过三种途径传播——通过未加防护的性行为传播、通过血液和母婴传播。绝大多数携带艾滋病病毒的人事通过与HIV患者发生未加防护的性行为造成的。艾滋病也能通过血液传染，例如，一个由艾滋病的人与其他人共用注射针，或者一些人在手术中输入了他或她的血液。最后，有艾滋病的母亲在怀孕，生产或哺乳时能将病毒传播给他们的孩子。与许多人所想象的不同，艾滋病毒不会通过文字叮咬、咳嗽、打喷嚏或只是触碰艾滋病人而传播。为避免有一个患有艾滋病的孩子此种情况，一些被感染的妇女选择流产。

虽然大多数人都熟悉艾滋病及其传播方式，许多人认为艾滋病病毒和艾滋病是一个非洲问题，因为那里的感染患者非常高。但是，自从20世纪80年代发现艾滋病起，它变成了世界范围内的严重问题。

世界范围内有3千万艾滋病毒携带者。必须做些事情来消灭这一疾病。根据世界卫生组织（WHO）估计，超过400万的儿童已经由于艾滋病而死亡，超过1500万的儿童由于艾滋病失去了父母。

中国也受到了艾滋病的影响。到2009年底，中国有大约74万人艾滋病病毒携带者，其中有大约10万5千名艾滋病病人。为了控制这一问题，政府开办实验室以检测艾滋病，在2003年，还开始为艾滋病患者提供免费药物。

国际帮助在中国的抵御艾滋病斗争中也非常重要。美籍华裔艾滋病专家何大卫博士已全身心地致力于引进最新技术、吸引国际关注中国的艾滋病问题。从2001年起，诸如联合国的组织机构一直在支持在中国的艾滋病教育和药品项目。

联合国许多年来一直积极地参加到全球抵御艾滋病和艾滋病病毒的斗争中。在这些中心艾滋病病毒呈阳性的母亲可得到药物以防止母婴传播。联合国艾滋病规划署为人们提供艾滋病毒检测和艾滋病药物治疗。这一组织也教导年轻人预防艾滋病，建立治疗中心，联合国艾滋病规划署（UNAIDS）——联合国内部的一个组织，干1996年成立，为防止艾滋病的传播为己任。

当你考虑到情况会变得多严重时，国际组织的工作就显得更重要。在2000年到2020年期间，将有超过6800万的人将死于艾滋病。预期由于艾滋病失去双亲的孩子的数量也会增加。

虽然由于艾滋病失去了父母看起来很可怕而且不公平，阿加尼和他的妹妹是幸运的。

他们的爷爷正在照料他们，而且由于他们的妈妈在怀孕期间使用了处方艾滋病药物，他们没有从她那里感染艾滋病病毒。阿加尼现在想要在长大后成为一名医生。

他相信教育和药物治疗是在未来消灭这一疾病的关键。

M10U3 Project: Just say NO!

Taking drugs often begins as just an experiment, but it often ends in a messy situation. In this article, we will discuss the dangers of this vice.

Why do people take drugs?

People take drugs illegally for a number of reasons. Some people try them because they are

curious. Others take drugs to rebel against their families or society. A number of people also try drugs for the first time because they want to be accepted by their friends who are drug users. What happens when people take drugs?

There are three main classes of drugs, each of which has a different effect on the body. Some drugs may make people feel happy, while others can make users feel tired or see things that are not really there. Although these drugs can produce different reactions, they can all make people addicted. One class of drugs is called uppers. Uppers can increase the heart rate and make users feel very energetic and happy. The side effects of drugs in this class include difficulty sleeping, nervous tension, heart attacks and, in some cases, death. An example of an upper is a drug called speed, which is usually taken as a tablet or capsule. Speed is often used as a weight-loss pill, because it reduces one‘s appetite. Some uppers are legal, such as nicotine, which is found in cigars and cigarettes, and caffeine, which is in coffee, tea and cocoa. As smokers may tell you, people can become easily addicted to nicotine, which is why they have trouble quitting smoking. Another class of drugs is often referred to as downers. Drugs in this class can decrease the heart rate, make users sleepy and may give users an artificial sense of pleasure—though this effect fades after a time. Downers are known to cause headaches, feelings of sadness and a weak pulse. In some situations, using downers can lead to death. An example of this type of drugs is heroin, which is usually taken as a shot or is sniffed. Heroin is one of the most powerful drugs in the world. Even a small amount of it is en ough to slow the brain and the body‘s reactions, and heroin users usually become addicted and begin a downward slide after a few uses of the drug. Alcohol is also classified as a downer, and although it is legal, it can damage the liver and do great harm if consumed in large quantities.

The last group of drugs can change the way people think and see the world. They confuse the brain and sometimes cause people to see and/or hear things that are not real. An example of this type of drugs is LSD, which produces reactions ranging from increased heart rate to acute anxiety. In severe cases, LSD users may kill themselves because of what they see and/or hear.

While in the beginning some people may even enjoy abusing drugs, in the end drug users find themselves trapped in a prison from which they cannot escape. Drug abuse often sucks the life right out of a person.

What does the law say about taking drugs?

Most drugs are illegal unless they are given to you by a doctor. The type and quantity of illegal drugs a person is carrying when caught by the police determine the punishment. Punishments range from a small fine and a few days in prison to a large fine and even the death sentence.

How can drug users seek help?

Many drug users wish they could start over again. While they cannot wipe away the stain of the past, they can certainly move forward. They should first admit their problem with drugs, and then they should seek help from a hospital or drug clinic. Programmes offered at such hospitals and clinics may include a stay in hospital and taking special medicines to help break the addiction. Since many former drug abusers have psychological problems, they often need support groups where they can talk about their struggles and find new ways to manage in the world.

The easiest way to avoid the health problems and hardships caused by illegal drugs is not to use them in the first place. Saying NO to drugs is an important part of protecting one‘s health and life for the future.

就说不！

人们为什么吸毒？

吸毒经常开始以尝试的方式开始，但结局常常是一团糟。

在这篇文章里，我们将讨论吸食毒品的危险。

人们违法吸毒有许多原因。一些人尝试它们是因为好奇另一些人吸毒是为了反抗他们的家庭或者社会。还有很多人第一次吸毒是因为他们想被他们的吸毒朋友所接受。

人们吸毒时发生什么？

主要有三大类的毒品，每一种对身体的影响不同。一些毒品可能让人们感到愉悦，而其他一些会让吸食者感到疲劳，或者看见一些实际并不存在的东西尽管这些毒品会产生不同的反应，但它们都会使人上瘾。一类毒品被称为兴奋剂。兴奋剂可以加快心脏跳动速率，让吸食者感到精力充沛，情绪昂奋。这一类毒品的副作用包括难以入睡、精神紧张、心脏病，在一些个例中，还会死亡。一个兴奋剂的例子就是一种被称为“快速丸”的毒品，通常是以药片或者胶囊的形式服用。快速丸通常是用作减肥药，因为它减少人们的食欲。

一些兴奋剂是合法的，如尼古丁，可在雪茄或香烟中找到；还有在咖啡、茶和可可豆中都有咖啡因。另一类毒品常常被称为镇静剂。正如吸烟者可能告诉你的那样，尼古丁是非常容易上瘾的，这就是为什么许多人很难戒烟的原因。

另一类毒品常常被称为镇静剂。在一些情况下，便用镇静剂可导致死亡。镇静剂据悉可以引起头痛，伤感和脉搏虚弱。这一类的毒品能够降低心跳速率，让吸食者感到困倦，并能让吸食者获得一种愉悦的幻觉——虽然这种效果稍纵即逝。这类毒品的一个例子就是海洛因，它被用来注射或者吸食。海洛因是世界上最强效的毒品。即使少量的海洛因已足够降低大脑和身体的反映速度，而且海洛因吸食者能成瘾并且使用极少量毒品时就开始有所反映。

酒精也被归类到镇静剂，尽管它是合法的，但它会损害肝脏，如果大量饮用会产生巨大危害。毒品的最后一类就是改变人们思考和看待世界的那些毒品。他们使大脑混乱，有时候让人们看到和／或听到并不存在的东西。在严重情况下，迷幻药使用者可能由于他们看到或听到什么而自杀。这种毒品的一个例子就是迷幻药，它会产生从心跳加速到急剧焦虑等一系列反应。而一开始，一些人甚至沉迷于吸毒，最后，吸毒者发现他们进入了无法逃脱的牢笼。毒品将人的抽离了生活。

法律对吸毒是怎么说的？

毒品是非法的，除非是医生提供的。一个人被警察抓获时携带的非法毒品的种类和数量决定了惩罚的轻重。惩罚从小的罚款、拘留几天到大笔罚款和死刑。吸毒者如何寻求帮助？

吸毒者如何寻求帮助？

许多吸毒者希望可以重新生活。尽管他们不能擦掉过去，但他们可以向前进发。他们首先应该承认他们有毒品问题，然后到医院或者戒毒所寻求帮助。医院和戒毒所提供的毒品康复计划可能包括住院、服用特别的药物帮助戒毒。由于许多前吸毒者有心理问题，他们经常需要支援团来诉说他们的抗争过程以及寻找对待世界的新方法。最简单的避兔健康问题和戒毒痛苦的方式就是一开始就不要使用非法毒品。向毒品说不，是保护一个人未来健康和生活的重要部分

M10U4 Reading: Fight against cybercrime

Ladies and gentlemen, as the Internet has expanded in recent years, the opportunities for crime have expanded as well. Committing crime online is no longer a theoretical possibility. We are facing criminals who realize that they can make money with little risk of being caught. Fighting this kind of crime, which is called cybercrime, requires great effort and involves many countries

working together.

Cybercrime refers to any criminal offence related to the Internet. The Council of Europe has classified Internet crimes into four categories. First, the Council lists crimes related to a lack of proper Internet security, such as downloading or deleting other people‘s files without permission, and spreading computer viruses. Second, it records crimes that are usually committed without a computer, but which can occur over the Internet. For example, some criminals use the Internet to cheat others of their money. Third, the Council mentions websites which contain offensive information or encourage hatred and violence. Last of all, it names those offences related to intellectual property (intellectual property is a design, patent, book, film, etc., that the law prevents other people from copying).

At the Council of Europe, we feel that it is important to classify such crimes, as it helps us assess the problem of cybercrime. All Internet users are affected by cybercrime in one way or another. Most people have received computer viruses, and many have been the targets of emails that try to cheat them of money. Some criminals send emails promising money or cheques. The people receiving these emails are asked to supply information about their bank accounts, and in the end, their money is stolen.

Although there are an increasing number of such cases against people, crime against large companies is a bigger problem. Large companies are ripe targets for these criminals, who are often information technology experts. Let me give you some statistics. A survey conducted in 2010 by the Computer Security Institute, a private organization in the USA, showed that 45.6 per cent of the 351 biggest companies and government agencies had had their security systems broken into in the previous year. Security consultants tell us that cybercrime is costing firms worldwide hundreds of billions of dollars every year.

In some cases, the criminals steal money from the companies. In some other cases, company databases or customer secrets are stolen, and the companies must pay the thieves money to keep them from leaking the contents. Considering how bad the situation with cybercrime against companies has become, many people wonder why so little is known about this. The main reason is that most cybercrime is not reported. Until now, most companies have been unwilling to report cases of cybercrime. They fear that by doing so, they will lose customers, who may think that the company cannot protect their confidential information or their money.

All of this is made more difficult by the legal situation regarding cybercrime. Cybercrime is so new that many governments have not yet passed laws against it, and there are many holes in their legal systems. Some countries have laws against traditional crimes committed using computers, but others have no laws against cybercrime at all. In addition, most countries do not have arrangements for dealing with suspects from other countries who may have committed cybercrime. These criminals can be anywhere and can move fast, especially in Europe, where visas are not required to travel between many countries. Thus, it is difficult to catch criminals to cybercrime. The only answer to this problem is international cooperation. The technical skills of these criminals are among the best in the world, which means that governments must join forces to keep up with the advances in technology used by the criminals. It is also important to draft new laws and negotiate international standards for fighting cybercrime. This will allow states to follow criminals across borders. Steps have been taken towards this. In 2001, the Council of Europe produced an agreement on cybercrime, which has been approved by the USA, Canada, Japan and South Africa, as well as by many European countries.

The Council of Europe‘s agreement is only a first step. One of the fathers of the Internet, Vinton Cerf, would no doubt agree that teamwork is a key to dealing with cybercrime, as he has said the problem of cybercrime is so huge that it requires the United Nations to form a special agency to act. Certainly, governments and private businesses must work together to stop the widespread problem of cybercrime.

反网络犯罪的斗争

女士们，先生们，近几年来因特网迅速扩张，犯罪的机会也同样随之增加。进行网络犯罪已经不再是理论上有可能性。我们正面临着这些犯罪分子：他们认为可以挣钱而几乎没有被捕的风险。打击这样的犯罪，即网络犯罪，要求极大的努力和各国协力工作。

网络犯罪指任何与电脑相关的犯罪。欧洲议会将网络犯罪分为四大类。例如不经允许下载或删除其他人的文件，以及散播计算机病毒。首先，欧洲议会列出了与缺乏适当的网络安全相关的犯罪，第二，它指出了与电脑并非特别相关的犯罪，但也可不通过电脑来实现，例如，一些罪犯通过电脑骗取他人钱财。第三，它提到了含有冒犯性内容的网站，或者鼓动仇恨和暴力的网站。最后，它定义了与知识产权相关的犯罪（知识产权是一个设计、专利、书或电影等，法律禁止其他人抄袭）。

在欧洲议会，我们感到，这样明确的分类是必要的，可以帮助我们评估网络犯罪问题。所有的因特网用户都直接或间接地受到网络犯罪的影响。收到这些电子邮件的人被要求提供他们银行账户信息，结果他们的钱被盗了。一些罪犯发送电子邮件，承诺给钱或支票。许多人都收到过电脑病毒，还有很多人以电子邮件为诈骗钱财的目标。收到这些电子邮件的人被要求提供他们银行账户信息，结果他们的钱被盗了。

尽管类似的针对个人的案例的数目不断增长，但针对大公司的犯罪是一个更大的问题。大公司对网络罪犯来说是适宜的目标，这些网络罪犯常常是信息技术专家。美国的一家私人机构，电脑安全协会，2010年进行的一项调查让我给你一些统计数据表明在被调查的351家最大的公司和政府机构中，有45.6％的单位安全系统在前一年遭到入侵。安全顾问告诉我们，网络犯罪每年耗费全世界范围内公司的数千亿美元。

有时候，犯罪分子从公司盗取钱财。很多情况下，公司数据或客户机密被盗，公司需要支付窃贼金钱以令其不泄露被盗内容。考虑到针对公司的网络犯罪的情况有多么恶劣，许多人质疑为什么我们对于这些犯罪知之甚少。主要原因是大多数网络犯罪都没有被报告。到目前为止，大多数公司不愿意报告网络犯罪的案例。他们担心这样做，他们就会失去顾客，因为顾客可能认为公司不能保护他们的机密信息或金钱

有关网络犯罪的法律状况使形势更加复杂。网络犯罪是非常新的概念，许多政府还没有通过针对它的法律，在他们的法律体系中有许多漏洞一些国家有针对通过电脑进行传统犯罪的法律，但有些国家根本没有任何针对网络犯罪的法律。另外，大多数国家都没有如何对付实施网络犯罪的他国嫌犯的手段。这些罪犯可能在任何地方，可以迅速移动，尤其是在欧洲，在那里的许多国家旅行是不需要签证的。因此，要追捕到网络罪犯是很困难的。这一问题的唯一解决办法就是国际合作。这些罪犯的技术水平在世界属于先进水平，这意味着政府必须集合他们的技术资源来跟进罪犯。制定新的法律并为其商谈类打击网络犯罪的国际标准也很重要。这将允许各国跨境追踪罪犯人们已经采取步骤来达到这个目标。2001年，欧洲议会制定了有关网络犯罪的协议，美国、加拿大、日本和南非以及许多欧洲国家已经在协议上签字。欧洲议会的协议只是第一步。因特网创始人之一文特·瑟夫，会毫无疑问地认同团队合作是对付网络犯罪的关键，因为他曾说，网络犯罪的问题是一个非常大的问题，需要联合国成立特别机构来执行。当然，政府和私人企业必须共同合作，以消灭全球网络犯罪问题。

M10U4 Project: You and intellectual property

What is intellectual property?

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recognizes intellectual property as ideas that belong to a person, organization or company. Intellectual property can include inventions, patents, drawings, symbols, designs, novels, films and music.

Why are there laws to protect intellectual property?

Laws have been passed in most countries to make it illegal to copy intellectual property without paying the person who created the material. If someone spends his or her time, effort and money writing a book, for example, he or she deserves to be paid for it. In the same way, if a company spends money researching and developing new products, that company should be paid for its work.

Research and development is very important in today‘s business world, and ideas are more valuable than many things in the physical world. For example, the raw materials used for making a car are not worth much until they are made into a car. What gives added value to these raw materials, then, is the technology used. This technology is intellectual property. Further, if a car company becomes popular because of its cars, then the company‘s brand name, the model name of the car, and even the style of the car may all have value as intellectual property. For this reason, it is also considered illegal to sell a product with the brand name of another company or product on it.

What are the problems?

Many countries have not passed laws to protect intellectual property until very recently. In these countries, some companies have become rich by producing pirated goods, such as copies of expensive watches or purses, or copies of CDs or DVDs.

To help control such problems and smooth the progress of international trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO) was formed. The WTO passes laws to protect intellectual property. One of the conditions of belonging to the organization is that laws must be put into effect by members. For example, when you enter a country or region which is a member of the WTO, your language may be inspected by customs to make sure that you are not trying to import pirated goods, or the police may check street stands and shops to make sure that the goods they are selling are authentic.

Some people may think that since they are not running a business or stealing business ideas, intellectual property laws do not affect them. However, in everyday life, we are now faced with decisions about how to respect intellectual property rights. For example, most people have downloaded videos free from the Internet. Many have also copied and shared computer software. All of this is illegal. In 2005 alone, film companies in Hollywood lost around $3 to $4 billion because of illegal copying and downloading from the Internet. In 2009, 41 per cent of the software on computers worldwide was pirated, which equaled a loss of $53 billion for the people who made the software. Even more widespread is the copying of music, especially with the development of new computer programs.

What should we do? We should not buy pirated products or download pirated music and films. People who do these things cost worldwide industries billions of dollars. If you want to buy a product that you suspect to be pirated, such as a purse, you should ask to see a certificate or other evidence to show that it is real.

At present, pirated music and software are a serious challenge to the music and software industries.

Therefore, many companies are protecting their intellectual property by taking people to court, and by adding special software to their CDs and DVDs in order to keep them from being copied. To help further the fight against intellectual property theft, people should buy CDs and DVDs from respected shops instead of downloading them free or buying pirated versions. Remember that companies expect to be compensated for their material, and that they will not simply accept an apology. Many people have been fined or even gone to prison for pirated goods. Please remember, it is important to be careful and be legal!

你与知识产权

什么是知识产权？

世界知识产权组织（WIPO）将知识产权定义为智力创造成果，属于一个人，一个组织或公司。知识产权包括发明、专利、画作、商标、设计、小说、电影以及音乐。

为什么有法律保护知识产权？

大多数国家都通过了法律，明确了不支付创造者报酬而复制知识产权的行为是违法的。例如，如果有人花了他或她的时间、精力和金钱来写一本书，他或她也值得他人为此付费。相同的，如果一家公司花了金钱研究和开发新产品，那么该公司也应该为此得到报酬。

研究和开发在今天的商业世界中非常重要，在现实世界，点子比其他许多物质东西更有价值。例如，制作小轿车的原材料并不怎么值钱，但但当它被制造成小轿车，它就值钱了。那么，为这些原料提供附加值的就是所运用的技术。而且，加入一家汽车公司由于他的汽车变得出名，那么这个公司的品牌名称，汽车的标准名称，甚至是汽车的样式可能都具有知识产权价值。由于这些原因，收买标有其他品牌的产品也是违法的。

问题是什么?

许多国家直到最近才通过了保护知识产权的法律。在这些国家，一些公司通过生产盗版产品挣钱，比如仿造名贵手表和钱包，或者盗版CD和DVD。

为帮助控制这样的问题和促进国际贸易平稳发展，世界贸易组织（WTO）成立了。世界贸易组织通过了法律来保护知识产权。加入该组织的条件之一就是这些法律在成员国必须执行。例如，当你进入世贸组织成员国时，你的行李可能会被海关检查，确保你没有企图携带盗版物品，或者警察会检查街边货摊和商店，确保他们所出售的商品是正品。

有人可能以为如果他们没有经商或者偷窃商业创意，知识产权法律就不会影响到他们。但是，在日常生活中，我们现在面临着如何保护知识产权的决定。例如，大多数人从网上免费下载视频资料。许多人复制并共享了计算机软件。所有这些都是违法的。仅2005年一年中，由于非法复制和网络非法下载，好莱坞的电影公司就损失了大约30至40亿美元。在2003年，全世界电脑中41％的软件是盗版的，这对原开发者来说相当于530亿美元的损失。更广为流传的问题是音乐的拷贝，尤其是随着新电脑程序的发展。

我们应该做什么？

消费者不应该购买盗版产品或者下载盗版音乐和电影。人们这样做，使世界工业损失数亿美元。如果你买了你怀疑是盗版的产品，如钱包，可以要求查看表明其是真品的证明或其他证据。

目前，盗版音乐和软件是音乐和软件这两个产业的严重挑战。因此，许多公司正通过起诉，将特殊软件放在其CD和DVD中以防其被拷贝的方法来保护知识产权。为帮助反盗版斗争更加深入，人们应该在值得信赖的商店购买CD和DVD，而不是免费下载或者购买盗版版本。记住，许多公司期待着给它们的材料付费，不会简单地接受一个道歉。很多人由于盗版物品被罚款甚至进入监狱。请记住，谨慎和合法非常重要！